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Twentieth Period (2)
T/N: Translated by Jen on Broken Jinsei! Please do not repost my translations! All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
The only places that were open on the entire street were the places serving late-night snacks.
On this cold, empty street, it could even be considered lively. The kitchen was semi-open, able to clearly see the back area, still considered clean. At the very least, the chef’s hat and mask were all worn properly.
The main dining area had a few tables filled with people sitting in twos and threes.
Zhou Jinwei walked in. Zhou Yanli paused for a moment before following him in, “You’re hungry?”
Zhou Jinwei didn’t say anything. This entire way, Zhou Yanli’s stomach had been growling the whole time.
He was still growing after all. In addition to being tall and physically active normally, he naturally consumed more energy than the average person.
Once inside, the owner brought over the menu. Zhou Jinwei passed it to Zhou Yanli.
The latter didn’t hold back either, practically having everything that can be ordered all ordered. In any case, there was someone paying the bill tonight.
Zhou Yanli sat with his legs crossed, exuding an unruly air.
The dishes were served very quickly. Zhou Jinwei hardly moved his chopsticks, his brows never once relaxing.
“Sit up straight.”
“Put your leg down.”
“Don’t shake your leg.”
Zhou Yanli: “…..”
Fine, seeing that he was treating him to this meal today, he’ll endure it this time!
But clearly, Zhou Jinwei’s disdain for him wasn’t over yet.
“Can you not always be this sloppy?”
TN: All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
Zhou Yanli truly couldn’t take it anymore, slamming the chopsticks on the table, “Do you find me unpleasant to look at or something? If you do, just say it directly!”
Zhou Jinwei picked up the teacup and took a sip, calmly throwing out the words, “It’s good that you know.”
Zhou Yanli: “….”
Can’t believe he really said it.
The air between them was tense, as if swords and daggers were drawn. Jiang Huihui wasn’t around to mediate between them today.
Zhou Yanli randomly ate a few bite before he threw down his chopsticks.
Already full of anger, why even bother eating?!
He walked out of the shop with a dark expression. Zhou Jinwei was inside paying. Unknown as to what the owner lady said, he glanced outside.
Zhou Yanli who was waiting for him outside suddenly locked eyes with him.
His face grew even fouler.
So, when Zhou Jinwei came out, he directly went over and asked him, “What did she say to you just now?”
Zhou Jinwei’s tone was very calm, “Nothing.”
He clearly didn’t believe, “If it’s nothing, then why did you suddenly look at me just now?”
Zhou Jinwei coldly swept him a glance, but didn’t say anything, instead going around him.
The car was parked right at the junction outside. The lawyer was already sitting in the front passenger seat.
The chauffeur went around to the back to open the car door. After Zhou Jinwei got in, he saw Zhou Yanli standing outside, motionless.
He said in a mocking tone, “Need me to find someone to lift you in?”
“F#%$!” Zhou Yanli got in the car and slammed the car door with an unusual force. The entire car shook from the impact, “Can’t you talk nicely?”
The chauffeur, who’d just sat down in the driver’s seat, felt his heart skip a beat, unclear of the other party’s identity and background.
Despite getting treated by him like this, their young master surprisingly wasn’t the least bit angry. If it was someone else, afraid would’ve long……
……Well, not entirely without anger.
His brows were furrowed, his eyes containing faint disdain, “Just this attitude of yours, how am I suppose to talk with you properly?”
The lawyer observed the situation for a while, and after confirming that the tension had eased, he finally turned around, asking Zhou Jinwei in the back seat, “If the security footage can prove that it was the other party who had struck first, then this case will be a guaranteed win. Don’t know what…..”
He glanced at Zhou Yanli who had been scowling the whole time. This one just looked like someone who shouldn’t be provoked. And because he was uncertain of his exact relationship to Zhou Jinwei, he didn’t know how to address him, so he just directly blurred the address, “….what his demands are?”
Demands? What demands?
Zhou Yanli was completely puzzled as he looked to Zhou Jinwei.
The latter calmly said, “The heavier the sentence, the better.”
The lawyer nodded, “Understood.”
Because they needed to retrieve evidence, the chauffeur directly drove to the hotel.
The front desk got woken up in the middle of the night, taking them to the security room.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yanli returned to his own room.
This wasn’t Zhou Jinwei’s first time coming here, but every time, he wasn’t too willing to set foot in this place.
Zhou Yanli had actually kept the room quite tidy. Just, the place was too rundown. No matter how clean and tidy it was, it was still shabby.
Zhou Jinwei swept a glance around. A large chunk of the plaster had fallen off the wall in the corner. One could tell that the floor had been repeatedly mopped several times, but the black stains on the floor had been built up over the years, so how was it that easy to be scrubbed clean. In fact, even the pipes in the bathroom were all broken. In the quiet night, one could continuously hear the sound of water dripping.
“You’ve been living here this whole time?”
Zhou Yanli retorted him as he cleaned his room, “Where else would I stay, in the f#%$ing streets?”
Zhou Jinwei: “…..”
He leaned against the wall and watched him clean.
He could immediately tell that he’d never done any housework before, his movements extremely clumsy. The more he tried to clean up, the messier it got. Zhou Jinwei massaged between his brows, finally losing his patience and going over. He grabbed two corners of the blanket and shook it out.
After doing all of this, he turned and asked him, “Got it?”
Zhou Yanli coldly snorted, “No.”
“…..”
Zhou Jinwei didn’t stay here and continue arguing with him. The lawyer was standing outside, “The footage has been retrieved.”
Zhou Jinwei nodded and prepared to leave.
Zhou Yanli continued cleaning his room sullenly. However, when he lifted his head, he discovered that a bank card and a key had appeared on the table.
Before he could react, Zhou Jinwei’s cold voice, along with his figure, had already disappeared around the corner of the hallway.
“142267, 13 Fuchun Shanju.”
The PIN for the bank card, as well as the address of the residence to this key.
–
The next day, Zhou Yanli was undoubtedly late for school, and as soon as he arrived in the classroom, he just continued sleeping on his desk.
Today, there will be a spot check of the homework.
Jiang Huihui didn’t even need to ask to know that he didn’t do it. That’s why, she carefully took his backpack and took out the worksheet inside.
This was the homework their teacher assigned yesterday. Sure enough, it was brand new without a single word written on it.
She picked up the pen and helped him fill in the worksheet. A classmate came in from outside and handed her a bag. There was milk tea and desserts inside.
That person said, “Ye Shuting let me hand this to you.”
Hearing this name, Jiang Huihui paused for a moment, not taking it. She politely declined, “Can you help me return it to him, thank you.”
The other party blanked for a moment, somewhat at a loss for what to do. He turned back and glanced outside.
He saw Ye Shuting, who was still standing outside, gradually put away the expectant look in his eyes, becoming a bit dejected, the corner of his eyes drooping.
That person shrugged his shoulders and walked out, having the things handed back to him, “You heard her, she doesn’t want it.”
Ye Shuting begrudgingly glanced inside again. The guy sitting next to Jiang Huihui, he seemingly had never seen before.
“Who’s that guy?” He pointed with his chin towards the inside.
“Him?” That person glanced over along his line of sight, “The new transfer student, quite close with Jiang Huihui. Look, she’s even helping the guy do his homework right now.”
Ye Shuting instantly frowned, looking displeased, “Why is she doing his homework for him?”
“That’s not all. A few days ago, the transfer student, for the sake of standing up for Jiang Huihui, even had Li Ao beaten into the hospital.”
He did hear about Li Ao getting beaten into the hospital before, but he didn’t know who did it, and further didn’t know that this person was actually this close with Jiang Huihui.
His classmate patted his shoulder, reminding him, “Moreover, he seems to have some sort of relationship with Zhou Jinwei too. In any case, just bear with it for now.”
Ye Shuting’s brows furrowed even more, “Zhou Jinwei?”
What kind of intricate relationship web is this? He was only gone from school for half a month. How come it feels as if the world has completely turned on its head?
–
Zhou Yanli slept all the way until second period. Jiang Huihui had already helped him finish all his homework.
She deliberately used her left hand to write. Zhou Yanli looked at the chicken scratch handwriting on the worksheet, saying with a laugh, “Imitated quite nicely.”
Jiang Huihui didn’t dare to directly say that his handwriting was very easy to mimic, just needing to write a bit uglier.
Second period was PE, and because of the sports festival, it didn’t get taken over by another class for once.
As usual, it was running ten laps first as warm up before class.
These ten laps, for the students who have spent most of their time sitting in the classroom, lacking in exercise, were practically a nightmare.
The first lap was still okay, but by the second lap, the group had clearly become much slower, and by the third and fourth lap, hardly anyone could catch their breath.
Jiang Huihui’s speed was so slow that it was just short of running in place.
She really wasn’t slacking off, just purely lacking in stamina.
Zhou Yanli slowed his pace to follow by her side, slowly jogging with her, “Your stamina is too poor, your cardio also average, really need to exercise more.”
Jiang Huihui was unable to speak. Seeing that his face wasn’t flush and his breathing steady, she curiously asked, “Are you not tired?”
“Just this?” Zhou Yanli showed a disdainful look, “I can run another twenty laps back and forth without even panting.”
Seeing how some of the students truly couldn’t run anymore, the PE teacher let them rest in place for a while. Zhou Yanli made sure Jiang Huihui did her stretches, letting her loosen her tensed muscles after the workout, else they’ll be sore tomorrow.
Afterwards, he went to the store behind them to buy two bottles of electrolyte water, handing her a bottle, “Replenish some electrolytes.”
Jiang Huihui looked at him with admiration, “You’re so professional.”
Zhou Yanli couldn’t resist being praised, his true nature immediately coming out, becoming cocky again, “I’m an all-round athlete.”
Jiang Huihui had a sudden realization, “Could it be that this was the so-called ‘strong body but simple mind’?”
Zhou Yanli had an annoyed look, “Are you complementing me or insulting me?”
Jiang Huihui laughed, ignoring his question. She twisted open the cap and drank a few sips.
After drinking, she began to stare at his cheek again.
There was a patch of red. This morning, she’d thought that it was from him sleeping on his face, but even after this long, it still hasn’t gone away. Looking closer, she discovered that the edges were a bit swollen, “What happened to your face?”
Zhou Yanli lied without even batting an eye, “Had a nightmare last night and gave myself a punch.”
And somehow, despite how obvious of a lie it was, Jiang Huihui actually believed it, “How can you be so careless?”
Zhou Yanli: “…..”
Right now, he seriously suspects that in the past lifetime, Zhou Jinwei had tricked her into his hands.
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